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Brand Friction vs. Rage-Baiting: Two Ways to Get Attention

When does healthy brand friction become brand rage baiting? How does social shopping change shopping behavior? These and more in this week’s Sunday Strategy

December 7, 2025

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Selling to “Sephora Kids”: Marketing’s New Youth Frontier

Sephora Kids are back and brands are selling to them. WPP flirts with Havas. These stories and more in this week’s issue of Sunday Strategy.

November 17, 2025

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The AI Transparency Paradox

A new study shows AI ads drive higher click through, until they’re disclosed as AI. The AI transparency paradox, Holiday ads and more in this week’s issue.

November 9, 2025

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Branded Horror: When Brands Lean Into Halloween Scares

Why are more ads turning to brand horror at Halloween? Why are professional wearables sinister? These stories and more in this week’s issue of Sunday Strategy

October 26, 2025

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The Drowning Internet: When AI Content Floods the Web

Will AI content drown the internet as we know it? Recent research says we’re near a ‘Drowned Internet’ already. We cover this and more in Sunday Strategy.

October 19, 2025

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Will We Pay for Our Social Media Memories?

How much will we pay for social media memories to be stored? Can Brand Purpose 2.0 survive polarization? This and more in this issue of Sunday Strategy

October 12, 2025

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Botnets vs. Brands: The Fight for Authentic Engagement

What happens when botnets start artificially amplifying outrage around brands? Can we control our social algorithms? This + more in this issue of Sunday Strategy

October 5, 2025

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Is Internet Culture Getting More Cringe?

Is Internet Culture Getting More or Less Cringe? Are We All Becoming Nouveau Nihilists? These and more stories in this issue of Sunday Strategy

September 28, 2025